For more than 25 years WIDECAST has focused on bringing the best available science to bear on contemporary management and conservation issues, and empowering stakeholders to make effective use of that science in the policy-making process. One way in which this is achieved is through the publication of best practices designed specifically for our region. These are generally distributed through peer-reviewed technical reports published by the UNEP Caribbean Environment Programme, WIDECAST, or other international organizations. In addition, hundreds of publications resulting from research conducted at the local and national level are accessible through country pages associated with National projects and Contacts. In addition to national Sea Turtle Recovery Action Plans, the following publications are available.
Barragan, A.B., J.A. Espín and R. Barragan. 2022. Northwest Atlantic Leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea) Regional Action Plan for the Wider Caribbean Region (K.L. Eckert, Editor). Wider Caribbean Sea Turtle Conservation Network (WIDECAST) Technical Report No. 22. Godfrey, Illinois. 71 pp.
Bluvias, Jessie E. and Karen L. Eckert. 2010. Marine Turtle Trauma Response Procedures: A Husbandry Manual. Wider Caribbean Sea Turtle Conservation Network (WIDECAST) Technical Report No. 10. Ballwin, Missouri. 100 pp. en Español
Bräutigam, A. and Karen L. Eckert. 2006. Turning the Tide: Exploitation, Trade and Management of Marine Turtles in the Lesser Antilles, Central America, Colombia and Venezuela. TRAFFIC International, Cambridge, UK. 533 pp.
Choi, Ga-Young and Karen L. Eckert. 2009. Manual of Best Practices for Safeguarding Sea Turtle Nesting Beaches. Wider Caribbean Sea Turtle Conservation Network (WIDECAST) Technical Report No. 9. Ballwin, Missouri. 86 pp. en Español
Clovis, Tanya. 2005. Sea Turtle Manual for Nesting Beach Hotels, Staff, Security and Tour Guides. Developed by SOS Tobago with assistance from the Wider Caribbean Sea Turtle Conservation Network (WIDECAST). Sponsored by the Travel Foundation. Scarborough, Tobago. 35 pp.
Dow, Wendy, Karen Eckert, Michael Palmer and Philip Kramer. 2007. An Atlas of Sea Turtle Nesting Habitat for the Wider Caribbean Region. The Wider Caribbean Sea Turtle Conservation Network and The Nature Conservancy. WIDECAST Technical Report No. 6. Beaufort, North Carolina. 267 pp. + electronic Appendices.
Eckert, Karen L. 2010. A Tour Guide’s Reference to Leatherback Sea Turtles. Wider Caribbean Sea Turtle Conservation Network (WIDECAST) Technical Report No. 13. Ballwin, Missouri. 27 pp. en Español
Eckert, Karen L. and F. Alberto Abreu G. (Editors). 2001. Proceedings of the Regional Meeting: Marine Turtle Conservation in the Wider Caribbean Region: A Dialogue for Effective Regional Management, Santo Domingo, 16-18 November 1999. WIDECAST, IUCN-MTSG, WWF and UNEP-CEP. xx + 154 pp. en Español
Eckert, Karen and Adam Eckert. 2019. An Atlas of Sea Turtle Nesting Habitat for the Wider Caribbean Region. Revised Edition. WIDECAST Technical Report No. 19. Godfrey, Illinois. 232 pages, plus electronic Appendices.
Eckert, Karen and Katharine Hart. 2021. Threat Assessment: Northwest Atlantic Leatherback Sea Turtles, Dermochelys coriacea, with Special Emphasis on Trinidad & Tobago and the Guianas. WIDECAST Technical Report No. 21. Godfrey, Illinois. 159 pages.
Eckert, Karen L. and Jennifer Beggs. 2006. Marine Turtle Tagging: A Manual of Recommended Practices. Wider Caribbean Sea Turtle Conservation Network (WIDECAST) Technical Report No. 2. Revised Edition. Beaufort, North Carolina. 40 pp. en Español
Eckert, Karen L. and Scott A. Eckert. 2012. Designing Surveys of Abundance at Sea Turtle Nesting Beaches. Wider Caribbean Sea Turtle Conservation Network (WIDECAST) Technical Report No. 15. Ballwin, Missouri. 52 pp.
Eckert, Karen L. and Julia A. Horrocks (Editors). 2002. Proceedings of Sea Turtles and Beachfront Lighting: An Interactive Workshop for Industry Professionals and Policy-Makers in Barbados, 13 October 2000. Sponsored by the Wider Caribbean Sea Turtle Conservation Network (WIDECAST), the Barbados Sea Turtle Project, and the Tourism Development Corporation of Barbados. WIDECAST Technical Report 1. Bridgetown, Barbados. v + 43 pp.
Eckert, Scott A. and Karen L. Eckert. 2005. Strategic Plan for Eliminating the Incidental Capture and Mortality of Leatherback Turtles in the Coastal Gillnet Fisheries of Trinidad and Tobago: Proceedings of a National Consultation. Port of Spain, 16-18 February 2005. The Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Marine Resources, Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, in collaboration with the Wider Caribbean Sea Turtle Conservation Network (WIDECAST). WIDECAST Technical Report No. 5. Beaufort, North Carolina. 30 pp + appendices.
Harold, Sera and Karen L. Eckert. 2005. Endangered Caribbean Sea Turtles: An Educators Handbook. Wider Caribbean Sea Turtle Conservation Network (WIDECAST) Technical Report No. 3. Beaufort, North Carolina. 176 pp. en Español
Knowles, John E., Karen L. Eckert and Julia A. Horrocks. 2009. In the Spotlight: An Assessment of Beachfront Lighting at Four Hotels in Barbados, with Recommendations for Reducing Threats to Sea Turtles. Wider Caribbean Sea Turtle Conservation Network (WIDECAST) Technical Report No. 12. Ballwin, Missouri and Bridgetown, Barbados. 128 pp.
Lake, Kimberley N. and Karen L. Eckert. 2009. Reducing Light Pollution in a Tourism-Based Economy, with Recommendations for a National Lighting Ordinance. Prepared by the Wider Caribbean Sea Turtle Conservation Network (WIDECAST) for the Department of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Government of Anguilla. WIDECAST Technical Report No. 11. Ballwin, Missouri. 65 pp.
Marin, Alicia B. 2008. Sun, Sand and Sea Turtles: Inspiring Caribbean Youth through Nonformal Education (Karen L. Eckert, Editor). Wider Caribbean Sea Turtle Conservation Network (WIDECAST) Technical Report No. 7. Beaufort, North Carolina. 152 pp.
Maurer, Andrew S. and Karen L. Eckert. 2024. Distributions of the Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) in the Western Atlantic Inferred from Satellite Telemetry. UNEP Caribbean Environment Programme, Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife Regional Activity Centre (SPAW RAC). WIDECAST Technical Report No. 23. Godfrey, Illinois. 35 pp.
Northwest Atlantic Leatherback Working Group. 2018. Northwest Atlantic Leatherback Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) Status Assessment (Bryan Wallace and Karen Eckert, Compilers and Editors). Conservation Science Partners and the Wider Caribbean Sea Turtle Conservation Network (WIDECAST). WIDECAST Technical Report No. 16. Godfrey, Illinois. 36 pp.
Phelan, Shana and Karen L. Eckert. 2006. Marine Turtle Trauma Response Procedures: A Field Guide. Wider Caribbean Sea Turtle Conservation Network (WIDECAST) Technical Report No. 4. Beaufort, North Carolina. 71 pp. en Español
Sammy, Dennis, Karen Eckert and Errol Harris. 2008. Action Plan for a Sea Turtle Conservation and Tourism Initiative in the Commonwealth of Dominica. Prepared by WIDECAST, in partnership with Nature Seekers and the Dominica Sea Turtle Conservation Organization (DomSeTCO), with funding from the United States Agency for International Development. Roseau, Commonwealth of Dominica. 59 pp. en Español
Sammy, Dennis and Suzan Lakhan Baptiste. 2008. Community Tourism Handbook: A Resource Guide for Community Groups Participating in Sea Turtle Ecotourism in the Commonwealth of Dominica (Karen L. Eckert, Editor). Prepared by Nature Seekers and WIDECAST, in partnership with the Dominica Sea Turtle Conservation Organization (DomSeTCO), with funding from the U.S. Agency for International Development. Roseau, Commonwealth of Dominica. 41 pp. en Español
Stapleton, Seth P. and Karen L. Eckert. 2008. Community-Based Sea Turtle Research and Conservation in Dominica: A Manual of Recommended Practices. Prepared by the Wider Caribbean Sea Turtle Conservation Network (WIDECAST) and the Dominica Sea Turtle Conservation Organization (DomSeTCO), with funding from the U. S. Agency for International Development. WIDECAST Technical Report No. 8. Beaufort, North Carolina. viii + 47 pp. en Español
WFEN. 2019. Certified Sea Turtle Friendly™ Tourism Standards. Wildlife Friendly Enterprise Network, in collaboration with the Wider Caribbean Sea Turtle Conservation Network (WIDECAST). 60 pp.